It has been a welcomed change and a very exciting one at that.
The old Ashern fire hall opened in the 1970s and it served its purpose for the better part of 52 years. Now, the Ashern Fire Department has moved into a brand new fire hall which they did earlier this year. The brand new fire hall in Ashern is right along the highway and it is a gorgeous building that Ken Falk is very pleased with.
"It's been a process, we have been working on this for a number of years," said Falk. "To finally get the go-ahead to get this new hall has been very exciting. It truly is a beautiful building and everyone is very excited to have moved in."
To mark the exciting move, the Fire Department will be hosting its grand opening on Friday with opening ceremonies and ribbon cutting starting at 1:00 p.m. and the event will run until 3:00 p.m.
The event is open to the public and the Ashern Fire Department will begin the day with students from the Ashern Early Years School. You can tour the new fire hall and if you're interested in joining the Ashern Fire Department (AFD), you can also get information on that as well.
The department services a very large area which includes a fire agreement with the RM of Grahamdale. Their service area includes the north part of West Interlake including up to Lake Manitoba Narrows, halfway to Fisher Branch, and halfway to Moosehorn in the north.
Falk is the Fire Chief and he understands every member of the Fire Department is a volunteer and he is extremely appreciative of all they do.
"We have a very good group of young men and women that have joined over the years," ended Falk. "I'm proud of the group that we have here and their commitment to the firefighting service we do. I'm very proud."
